UFC invades New York City with UFC 111-related activities open to public

Mixed martial arts might not be regulated in the state of New York, but that won’t stop the UFC from invading later this month.

With “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” scheduled for nearby Newark, N.J., on March 27, the UFC will host a special viewing party at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall.

The promotion today announced that fight fans can watch the evening’s pay-per-view and Spike TV broadcasts in high definition on Radio City Music Hall’s 70-foot-by-35-foot screen, the largest screen to ever broadcast UFC events, according to today’s release.

“We are holding this viewing party so all of our fans in New York can experience UFC 111 at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, one of the coolest places in the city, and with some of our biggest UFC stars,” UFC president Dana White stated in the release.

In addition to the broadcast of UFC 111, the first 200 fans to arrive will be invited to attend an autograph signing with UFC legend Chuck Liddell. A special Q&A session follows with Liddell, former welterweight champion Matt Serra and the ever-popular light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar.

Tickets for the event are priced at $25 and can be purchased now at the Radio City Music Hall Box Office, Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, or online at RadioCity.com.

Doors will open for the March 27 event at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Q&A session with Liddell, Serra and Bonnar will begin at 8 p.m. ET. The UFC 111 follows at 9 p.m ET and will include the Spike TV preliminary fights and the entire live UFC 111 pay-per-view card.

New York-area fans that can’t make it to the viewing party can still catch a glimpse of the UFC on Wednesday, March 24, when the promotion holds its traditional pre-fight press conference inside Radio City Music Hall’s main theatre. This event will be free and open to the public.

Scheduled to attend are White, main-event competitors Georges St-Pierre and Dan Hardy and heavyweight contenders Shane Carwin and Frank Mir. Following the press conference, all five UFC figures are scheduled to remain for an hour-long Q&A for the gathered fans.

Doors will open for press conference and Q&A on March 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET for UFC Fight Club members at 1:30 p.m. ET and for the general public at 2 p.m. ET. The press conference will begin at 3 p.m. ET, and the UFC 111 Q&A is expected to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET and conclude around 4:30 p.m. ET.